aussiewannabe wrote on May 25^th, 2010 at 3:03pm:


Cello....a wonderful instrument. One of the best in the Orchestra.. ..!

I like the Viola da Gamba, bowed underhand......!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viol

Goes well with my 13 course Renaissance Lute, and set of Recorders.
...plus, Harpsichord, on my Keyboard Synthesizers!

Paul.

Been playing cello for the past 10 years at weddings, church, and posh dinners.

Started in 1988, 

- guitar (lead & rythym, acoustic & electric )

- bass guitar (currently own a 4-string fretless & a 6 string fretted)

- keyboards & piano


Started in 1994,

- vocals

- drums (currently own a 17 piece double bass set)

- potato bug mandolin (currently own a VERY old one that's been handed down for a few generations )

- violin



I've played with dozens of bands of various styles from death metal to jazz and everything in between . Most shows were in small clubs, with the biggest being a televised  $20 per ticket show at Richmond Indiana's 4th Floor Blues Club, playing in a jazz fusion band called the Deep End.

I've  since taken to writing & recording original material for my solo project called "Social Garbage".

ShaneG wrote on May 26^th, 2010 at 5:26am:


I started in 1936, at the age of two, on my dear old Mum's upright Piano....(Got Photo's of me!)

...kept going ever since!... ...!

(WW II attempted to prevent me...unsuccessfully!)... ...!

Paul...musically inclined!... ...!

Used to play Alto Sax in one of the most prestigious local high school bands, loved it, started in the 6th grade, only had the pleasure of playing with the high school band for my freshman year before moving to a school with a band that was so pathetic I packed up my sax in the middle of class one day, walked down to the office and switched to a study hall.  Its only left the case a couple times since then, its no longer enjoyable without a 100 other band members to play with.

But with the first high school we had the honor of being invited to a collage for a concert, which was broadcast on a main local TV station, included one final song combining both bands...talk about being sardines on that stage   Also placed gold at 3 contests that year.  We could pack an auditorium to standing room only every time.  Also joined the "Honor Band" which combined the best from about 10 schools for a performance held at the local concert hall.  Miss those days, somewhere I still have a CD from the end of freshman year with the band that was done in a recording studio, would upload some of the songs if I could find it   Played a lot of songs from Robert W. Smith (my favorite composer) and James Swearingen. 

As for now, starting to learn the acoustic guitar, which is going alright I suppose.  Few of us are trying to start a small country band to play locally.  One friend is great with the drums, his wife could probably go down to Nashville and score a recording contract in a heartbeat with her voice   Still trying to find another guitar player at the moment, see how this idea holds together in a few months   I'll stick to instruments though...I can't carry a tune if my life depended on it

patchz wrote on May 27^th, 2010 at 5:56am:


I find, if like us, you can play by ear, have a good sense if pitch and musical intervals, you can manage to play almost any musical instrument!... ...!

I don't have any difficulty picking up most instruments and playing them, after a quick familiarisation with them!

(The same thing used to apply to the ladies, many years ago)... ...!

Paul... ... ...!

Violin for a few years in various small, not so good, orchestras. (some of which are on Youtube...but I can't find them right now)

I also do a little singing in a couple of Choirs, and occasionally a bit of barbershop and at the moment some Divine Comedy covers

I've also been a sound tecchie in a small theatre since 2007 (also trained on LX, but prefer SFX)

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